Nylon Starter Gears and Truck batteries.

So I mounted a group 24 deep cycle battery behind the seat on my little Ford.

Got some nice new battery cables all installed nice and neat.

Jumped on it and turned the key, spun to beat hell, except one niggley little problem. It didn't want to start so I was cranking it a bit. Then I noticed the engine was slowing down, but the starter wasn't.

Took a look at the plastic starter gear and ALL the teeth were gone.

The engine is a 95 but the starter is the original 1973 edition.

Guess 40 year old nylon can't handle big battery power.

Good thing I have a spare with a steel gear floating around the garage somewhere.

I found a starter with a good gear and swapped it out. Its still hard starting and doesn't want to idle, but it will be good enough to push snow till I get space/time on the bench to do the carb and reclean the tank.

The starter i found has a nylon gear. The old one was engaging fine, I watched it shred itself. I think it was just old and worn.The original engine ran for 20 years, then they swapped in a 20 yr newer I/C engine and used the original starter.The new starter is from an I/C engine.Now It spins as fast as I could ever want. and I have the amps to spare for my electric lift setup. and for a rear winch later.